Hair comb



Patented Dec. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE y 2 Claims.

The present invention refers to improvements in hair combs and is particularly useful for pocket combs.

The main object of this invention is to produce a sanitary comb by providing means for removing any dust, grease, dandruff or other particles of dirt which have a tendency to settle between the teeth of the comb.

To accomplish this object, I provide two combs combined, the one comb being the comb proper for combing the hair and the other an auxiliary comb for combing or cleaning the comb proper. The two combs are so connected that the teeth of the auxiliary comb can be moved into or out of the spaces between the teeth of the comb proper, thereby combing and cleaning the comb proper.

The two combs are held together by two pivots and can be folded up so that their teeth interlock, forming a neat unit for carrying in the pocket. When the arrangement is to be used for combing the hair, the two combs are swung apart on their common pivots whereby their respective teeth are disengaged from each other.

Means are provided for holding the combs in the two extreme positions, i. e. in position for using the comb and in the folded up position for the pocket.

The said means may consist of projections on the end surfaces on the one comb which snap into recesses on the adjacent surfaces on the other comb, when in the two aforesaid positions, the material of the combs being such as to give the necessary resilience.

The accompanyn'ng drawings illustrate the invention where,

Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the combs folded up for the pocket.

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section but showing the auxiliary comb swung half way out from the folded up position.

Fig. 5 is an elevation, partly in section, of the comb fully opened up for use.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a section on line 'I-l of Fig. 2 showing the locking projection on one comb resting in the recess on the other comb.

Fig. 8 is a section similar to Fig. 7 but showing a modification of the locking means.

Fig.. 9 is an elevation of the comb proper separated from the auxiliary comb.

Fig. 10 is an elevation of the auxiliary comb separated from the comb proper.

Fig. 11 is an end view of the comb proper and (I), teeth (2) andend members (3), and theauxiliary comb consists of the comb back (4),

teeth (5) and end members (6) Fig. 9 to Fig. 12. On the end members (3) of the comb proper are provided projections or pivots ('I) which fit into the recesses (8) on the end members (6) of the auxiliary comb. The comb back (I) of the comb proper, from which the teeth (2) protrude, is given a more or less semi-circular cross-section in between the teeth and made concentric with the axis of the pivots. In the unfolded position the teeth of the auxiliary comb rest along the side of the back of the comb proper so that on swinging the auxiliary comb on the pivots (1) Figs. 3, 4, and 6, the tips (9) of the teeth (5) will enter the spaces between the teeth of the comb proper endwise and move along aforesaid semi-circular surfaces of the comb back and when folding up the combs will scrape and push out any dust or dirt sticking to the comb back. At the same time the teeth (5) will move between the teeth (2) and push out anything sticking between the said teeth (2) causing the least amount of strain on the teeth. It is obvious that by the arrangement of the teeth of the auxiliary comb 'along the side of the back of the comb proper the total height of the comb when unfolded can be kept down to a minimum without effecting the height of the back of the comb proper.

To guide the teeth (5) of the auxiliary comb so that they will enter the proper spaces between the teeth (2) of the comb proper when folding the combs together, the edges of the teeth (2) have been carried up high enough to form grooves on the back (I) which are actually a continuation of the spaces between the teeth, in which the tips of the teeth of the auxiliary comb rest when in an opened up position.

The teeth (5) of the auxiliary comb have been shaped to fit the back (I) of the comb proper when opened up said comb back (I) forming a stop and abutment for the auxiliary comb.

To lock the combs in position, either for use or folded up, projections (I0) are provided on the end members (3) Figs. 5 and 9, which t into recesses (II) in the end members (6). When opening up or folding together of the combs, these projections (I0) are moved out of the recesses (I I) and causes the side members (6) to flex as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 5. Instead of projections (8) and recesses (9) the adjacent surfaces of the side members (3) and (6) may be made concave and convex as shown in Fig. 8.

The arrangement as shown and described is an example of a practical application of this invention but obviously may be carried out in different Ways Without departing from the principle of this invention.

I claim:-

1. In an arrangement consisting of a combination of two combs pivoted together so as to enable them to be folded up with the teeth of the one comb occupying the spaces between the teeth of the second comb, the teeth of the rst said comb being made to point in a tangential direction in relation to the axis of the pivots causing the teeth of the last said comb to enter the spaces of the second comb endwise and forcing any dirt sticking to the comb back out with the least amount of strain on the teeth.

2. A combination of two combs pivoted together so as to enable them to lbe folded up with the teeth of the one comb occupying the spaces between the teeth of the other comb, the teeth IVAN ANDERSSON. 

